Multistage Leaching Kinetics of Chromite in HCl-Na2CrO4 System
The multi-stage leaching of chromite in HCl-Na2 CrO4 system has been studied,and the leaching kinetics of main metal elements in chromite has been discussed.The results show that under the optimal conditions of particle size of 45~75 μm,oxidizing agent Na2CrO4 dosage of 0.6 times of theoretical dosage,reaction time of 5 h,reaction temperature of 453.15 K,ball to material mass ratio of 1/1,stirring speed of 30 r/min,liquid volume to solid mass ratio of 4 mL/1 g,the three-stage cyclic leaching is carried out,the leaching rates of Cr,Fe,Al and Mg can reach 91.98%,94.54%,76.62%and 78.03%,respectively.The acid leaching reaction of chromite is controlled by interfacial chemical reaction.The apparent activation energies of Cr,Fe,Al and Mg are 45.80,40.43,42.08 and 43.54 kJ/mol,respectively.In the range of 373.15~473.15 K,and the leaching effect is good.